Josh Gad, who freed his memoir “In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some” on Jan. 14, says his “Love & Other Drugs” co-star Jake Gyllenhaal cautioned him not to chase a role in “The Book of Mormon,” the raunchy musical-comedy from “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
“While bouncing back and forth to do episodes of ‘The Daily Show,’ I was also filming a movie called ‘Love & Other Drugs,’ straightforwarded by Ed Zwick and starring Jake Gyllenhaal,” Gad wrote. “One day as Jake and I were driving home from set in Pittsburgh, I asked him if I could execute a demo of a novel musical that I had recently done a laborshop for in New York, hoping to get his advice as to whether or not I should chase it further. He said, ‘Yeah, pop it on,’ and I executeed the uncovering number.”
Though Gyllenhaal “giggleed his ass off” at the musical’s squeaky-immacudefercessitate, tongue-in-cheek uncovering number “Hello!,” leangs speedyly took a turn as the tracks proceedd. “I skipped to another track on the album and his face sluggishly went from elated enthusiasm to abject worry and worry,” Gad recalls.
“He stopped the car and said, ‘Dude, you cannot do wdisenjoyver this is. This will be way too disputed. Who the hell wrote this anyway?’ I paengaged the music and watched over at him. ‘The ‘South Park’ guys.’”
But while Gyllenhaal may not have been a fan of “Book of Mormon,” Gad would go on to combine the production watchless, enhappinessing a 15-month stint in the role of Elder Cunningham on Broadway and nabbing a Tony nomination for best actor for his efforts.